Sentence Watch

The Honourable Justice

Denise M. Boudreau

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Halifax

Sitting.

Last updated

3 cases tracked, 3 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
3
No jail for a violent offence
1
Increased on appeal
0
Offender offended again
0

Counts cover the published decisions Sentence Watch has tracked, not every case this judge decided. How cases are chosen.

  • Sexual
  • Violent
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. May 19, 2026
    R v. Hatfield, 2026 NSSC 190Sexual interference, Halifax
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    9 years (5 years and 4 years consecutive), less 423 days remand credit
  2. July 9, 2021
    R. v. Purvis, 2021 NSSC 241Second degree murder, Dartmouth
    • Below the Crown's ask
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 14 years (from arrest date); DNA order, lifetime s. 109 prohibition, non-communication order
  3. July 6, 2021
    R. v. Shand, 2021 NSSC 263Aggravated assault, Dartmouth
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Suspended sentence with 36 months probation

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